Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Feed Zone Review

The Feed Zone

I purchased The Feed Zone Cookbook a little less than a month ago and have been making a few meals and portables from it. So far, I am highly impressed with everything that I have prepared. Today, I made the Brown Rice Muffins and my main reason for this is the nutritional value it has for long endurance rides on the mountain bike. It has 248 calories, 3 grams of fat, 49 grams of carbs and 25 grams of protein that will not leave you short of energy. They are extremely easy to make as you can see from picture below. Only things I used was a rice cooker (highly recommended), blender and muffin tin. They are easy for me to eat at 5am during the week as I head out the door to hit the trails for a good 15-20 miles before work a couple times during the week. I also will have an extra with me to eat right after the morning ride to help with recovery. Also on weekend rides lasting more than 2 1/2 to 3 hours they can be put in a sandwich bag and stuffed in the jersey pocket or I can swing back by the car and grab it.

One of my favorite recipes to make is the Spicy Cabbage Slaw. This has some great flavors and so far I have had it on Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos and just by itself. There are other foods that it would be great on also from BBQ, Turkey or Veggie Burgers also.

Shrimp Tacos w/ Spicy Slaw and Homemade Guacamole

I have also been using PROBAR on my endurance rides for energy for sometime now because they are another great source of natural energy, and they are made of natural whole foods. I have used gels and other products like them and after awhile they make my stomach hurt if I use a lot of them. I have cut back on the number of gels that I use on a ride or if I use any at all.

I highly recommend picking up The Feed Zone Cookbook and PROBAR. Both have changed the types of foods that I use for endurance rides. I believe they make a good combination for getting energy from natural food sources that your body can easily digest.